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40 Bends

In the studio early February

About Me

40 Bends was formed in 2004 in Lithgow, Blue Mountains, NSW. The band quickly established strong local support and was the winner of the 2005 Battle Of The Bands Competition held at the Central Hotel, Lithgow.The band has recently completed the recording of their debut EP 'The Truth & Other Tall Stories'. After limited live shows in 2006 due to the recording of the EP, 40 Bends are set to hit the road in 2007. Gaelic Club 06

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Member Since: 8/15/2006
Band Website: None at present.
Band Members: Matt Moore - Guitars, Matt Gracey - Guitars, Les Burroughs - Bass, Aaron Moore - Drums, Luke Arnold - Vocals.
Influences: Faith No More, The Haunted, Papa Roach, 36 Crazy Fists, Deftones, Anthrax, Pantera, Killswitch Engage, Johnny Cash, Sunk Loto, Victorian Bitter.
Sounds Like: Jager bombs
Record Label: Unsigned.
Type of Label: None

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40 Bends back in the studio February 2008

40 Bends are set to record a brand new track early February 2008. The boys will feature on Metal Asylum Records 'ABD Undergound Volume 1' compilation (see previous blog for distribution details). ...
Posted by 40 Bends on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:13:00 PST

40 Bends to feature on ABD Underground Vol. 1

The first project for Metal Asylum Records in 2008 is a compilation cd called "A.B.D Underground volume 1. It will feature 12 awesome metal bands from Byron Bay to Adelaide. It will be recorded by Mat...
Posted by 40 Bends on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:07:00 PST

Live review from Stix magazine

'Hailing from Lithgow- '40 Bends' sounded like a never ending tram ride I took in Amsterdam many years ago after visiting a well known Brewery. Led by bald, tattooed screamer Luke Arnold - 40 Bends&nb...
Posted by 40 Bends on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:53:00 PST

40 BENDS TO FEATURE ON "KILL CITY VOL. 2"

40 Bends are set to be featured on heavy rock compilation "Kill City Vol. 2". Confirmed this week, 40 Bends track 'The Uptalk Shutdown' will feature on the compilation along with tracks from anot...
Posted by 40 Bends on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:49:00 PST

STIX MAGAZINE E.P REVIEW

"40Bends have produced one of the best local releases of the year with The Truth And Other Tall Stories. They should also probably get an award for the best album name. The Truth And Other Tall Storie...
Posted by 40 Bends on Tue, 15 May 2007 12:12:00 PST

EP launch 24th Feb Courthouse Hotel, Lithgow

40 Bends are set to launch their long awaited EP 'The Truth & Other Tall Stories' on the 24th February at the Courthouse Hotel, Lithgow. The boys have not performed locally since July 2006 due to ...
Posted by 40 Bends on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:44:00 PST

No album but EP

Quick update on the progress (or lack of!) on our debut. We were initailly looking at an album but have cut some tracks from the list resulting in the intended release of a 7 or so track EP. We'r...
Posted by 40 Bends on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:31:00 PST